PAÜ .:. Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
JEO 533	SLOPE STABILITY	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	• Influences of discontinuities on slope instability • Slope failure modes • Slope stability analyses methods
Course Content	Factors affecting slope failures: geological factors, discontinuity properties, groundwater, slope geometry, surface loading, vibrations. Slope failure modes, Funtemental measures of slope stability analyses, stability analyses methods, three-dimensional stability analyses methods, computer modelling systems, Precautions to prevent slope failures.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To ability to investigate the stability of natural and man made slopes

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	8	112
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Final examination	1	21	21
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2023-2024 Fall	1	HALİL KUMSAR

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
JEO 533	SLOPE STABILITY	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. HALİL KUMSAR	hkumsar@pau.edu.tr		MUH B0011	%

Goals		• Influences of discontinuities on slope instability • Slope failure modes • Slope stability analyses methods
Content		Factors affecting slope failures: geological factors, discontinuity properties, groundwater, slope geometry, surface loading, vibrations. Slope failure modes, Funtemental measures of slope stability analyses, stability analyses methods, three-dimensional stability analyses methods, computer modelling systems, Precautions to prevent slope failures.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction: Slope instabilities of natural and man-made slopes and their effects in history
2	Factors affecting slope instabilityies
3	Types of slope failures
4	Types of slope failures
5	Field application
6	Slope stability analyses methods: kinematical analyses
7	Slope stability analyses methods: Limiting equilibrium methods
8	Slope stabilityanalyses competer program: SLOPAC
9	Application
10	Physical model studies
11	Dynamic stability assessment of slopes
12	dynamic model tests on Shaking table
13	Support systems for slopes
14	Support systems for slopes

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Ulusay, R., 1994. Uygulamalı Jeoteknik Bilgiler, TMMOB Jeoloji Müh. Odası Yayını, 243 s.	Türkçe
Erguvanlı, K., 1994. Mühendislik Jeolojisi, Seç Yayın Dağıtım, 590s.	Türkçe
Hoek, E. Ve Bray, J.W., 1981. Rock Slope Engineering., Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, London, 358p.	English
2) Kumsar, H., Aydan, Ö. and Ulusay, R., 2000. Dynamic and static assessment for rock slopes against wedge failures. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 33, 1, pp 31-52	English
8) Aydan, Ö. And Kumsar, H., 2010, An Experimental and Theoretical Approach on the Modeling of Sliding Response of Rock Wedges under Dynamic Loading, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Vol. 43, No 2, Special Issue: Sp. Iss. SI Pages: 821-830.	English
3) Kumsar, H., Akgün, M., Beyaz, T. ve Aydan, Ö. 1997. Acıpayam Ovası (Denizli) ana kanal güzergahında gelişen karmaşık tür kaymanın geri analiz yöntemi ile incelenmesi. Geosound-Yerbilimleri, no 30, cilt. 1, s. 229-242	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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